VerifyBinaryFormatterEnabled Method

Indicates if the BinaryFormatter can be used within the application.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function VerifyBinaryFormatterEnabled( _
   Optional ByVal forceSilentFail As Boolean _
) As Boolean

C#

public static bool VerifyBinaryFormatterEnabled( 
   bool forceSilentFail
)

Parameters

forceSilentFail

Return Value

Returns true on .NET Framework, and NetCore applications where the EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization flag is true, and in the case of .NET9, when the formatting package is referenced. See https://aka.ms/binaryformatter

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2